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| Lonely Planet Thailand: Travel Survival Kit (7th ed) | 
 enlarge | Author: Joe Cummings
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Category: Book
Buy Used: £0.01
Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 1477733
Format: Import
Media: Paperback
Edition: 7th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 800
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.5
ISBN: 0864424116
Dewey Decimal Number: 915.930444
EAN: 9780864424112
ASIN: 0864424116
Publication Date: March 1997
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Lonely Planet Publications; 1997; 1.5 x 7.5 x 5.25 Inches; Paperback; 800 Pages
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 very useful guide book but with some missunderstanding August 9, 1999
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a Thai who have read this guide book. I would like to inform that there is some missunderstanding on the article "The Monarchy" (page 31). His Majesty The King Rama IX has composed many pieces, including the "falling rain" of course, but he did not compose the royal anthem. The "falling rain" is NOT the royal anthem. The royal anthem was composed by someone else.
 very useful guide to a unique Thailand experience May 16, 1999
Thoroughly dissatisfied with our original travel guide we were lucky enough to get Joe Cumming's "travel-bible" as a present in the middle of our journey. It really made a huge difference and turned our holidays into a unique experience. The descriptions of accommodation facilities turned out to be amazingly accurate and the numerous tips regarding means of travel were extremely helpful indeed. This truly comprehensive and well written guide provided us with very useful recommendations regarding travel routes, accommodation, and sightseeing while at the same time offering a thorough insight into the country's political, socio-economic and cultural background. However, one should not mistake it for a scientific essay but take it for what it is: A practical travel guide. Going by "Tuk Tuk" in Bangkok is a great experience but take Cumming's warning seriously and beware of drivers trying to guide you to cheap "promotion outlets" since these are nothing but tourist traps! The LP is an essential guide to getting around and finding interesting spots in Thailand and leads you safely to cheap but decent accommodation in almost every part of the country.
 Updated and convincing materials April 25, 1999
As a frequent traveler to Thailand I read the book with a certain amount of hesitation, becase many "guide books" are out-of-date. However, this manuscript really informs the traveler/tourist about a wonderful culture and society. We should not try to change or modify the Thai human spirit! We, in many instances, can learn from it. In the future writings I hope more about Nan Province can be told. A beautiful area with friendly people, beautiful mountains, no polution or automobile congestion, and a place to relax for a few days from a long flight.
Fantastic guide to a wonderful cultural experience April 18, 1999
We went to Thailand on honeymoon and were in no doubt that this would be a fantastic experience. This was made all the better having a copy of the LP guide. What a god send. We found it user friendly, a great read, thorough and useful for us as we went off the beaten track. Overall, we would recommend this to anyone who has a sense of adventure and wants to see and experience the real Thailand.
A sad peice of pretentious buffonery March 11, 1999
In exhaustive travels to this region over the past 18 years, I find it unprecedented how much misinformation is presented in this "comic book." I would not recommend it, due to numerous misrepresentations, seedy lodging and narcotics procurement recommendations and an overall portrayal of the Thai people as deceitful and primitive. The writer obviously has great bias against this portion of the world and probably could use intense diversity training, regardless of claims to an understanding of the region. I strongly recommend ANY of the other top guide books to the region before you waste your funds on this drivel.
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